Nantucket New School
Faculty, Staff, & Administration
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Joni Amaral, Grade 3
B.S., Framingham State College
M.Ed, Lesley University
Year Appointed: 2006
Years Teaching: 9

Linda Ballinger, Kindergarten
Franklin Pierce College
Bennington College
Year Appointed: 2006
Years Teaching: 5

Melissa Berluti, pre-school assistant teacher
B.A., Salve Regina University
Year appointed: 2009
Years teaching: 10

Andy Bullington, music
Old Dominion University
Virginia Commonwealth University
Berklee College of Music
Year Appointed: 2008
Years Teaching: 31

Lori Corry, Business Manager
B.A., State University of New York, Albany
Year Appointed: 2003

Kerry DeCesare, Pre-School
A.B., New Hampshire Community Technical College
Year Appointed: 2007
Years Teaching: 6

Gage Dobbins, Assistant Head for Development & Communications
B.A., Denison University
Year Appointed: 2008

Dennie Doran, Head of Upper School
B.A., University of Miami
M.Ed., Goucher College
Year Appointed: 2004
Years Teaching: 40

Anne Dyer, RSCJ, Interim Head of Lower School
A.B., Wheaton College
M.A., Manhattanville College
M.S.A., University of Notre Dame
Year Appointed: 2007
Years Teaching: 50

Brenda Genthner, Grade 1
B.S., Fitchburg State College
Year Appointed: 2008
Years Teaching: 12

Melanie Hajjar, Pre-School
B.A., University of Massachusetts, Amherst
Year Appointed: 2007
Years Teaching: 12

Julie Higgins, Spanish, phys. ed.
B.A., William Smith College
M.S., Southampton College
Year Appointed: 2008
Years Teaching: 8

Liz Hillger, teaching assistant
B.S., University of Wisconsin, Madison
M.S., University of Pennsylvania
Year Appointed: 2008
Years Teaching: 2

Allison Johnson, Pre-School
B.S., Appalachian State University
M.Ed., University of Massachusetts
Year Appointed: 2007
Years Teaching: 5

Allison M. Johnson, Kindergarten
B.A., Chapman University
M.A.T., Chapman University
Year Appointed: 2009
Years Teaching: 17

Marianne Kelley, Art
B.F.A., Ohio University
M.S.Ed, Mercy College
Year Appointed: 2009
Years Teaching: 9

Jackie Lefebvre, Grade 1
B.S., Florida State University
Year Appointed: 2005
Years Teaching: 10

Matthew Liddle, math, science
B.S., State University of New York, Plattsburgh
Year appointed: 2007
Years teaching 20

Moira Parsons, Administrative Assistant
B.S., Roanoke College
Year Appointed: 2001

David Provost, Head of School
B.A., Union College
M.Ed., Lesley University
Year Appointed: 2004
Years Teaching: 22

Jo Slavitz, art, math, science
B.S., Syracuse University
Year Appointed: 2007
Years Teaching: 14

Lisa Solomon, Grade 2
B.S., University of Colorado, Boulder
B.A., Hunter College
M.A., New York University, Steinhardt School of Education
Year Appointed: 2007
Years Teaching: 15

Jill Staley, Grade 4
B.A., Wheaton College
M.Ed., Lesley University
Year Appointed: 2007
Years Teaching: 4

Jim Sulzer, Grade 5
B.A., Yale University
M.S.T., University of New Hampshire
Year Appointed: 2007
Years Teaching: 23

Emily Thomas, Pre-School
B.S., University of Akron
Year Appointed: 2007
Years Teaching: 3